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Poll: Swiss want more development aid money for the needy in Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 23, 1999 A majority of Swiss support the government’s development and cooperation programmes abroad but would like to see more money spent on the needy within Switzerland, the federal authorities said Wednesday. The head of the government’s Agency for Development and Cooperation Walter Fust, pictured above, said the findings were part of a poll carried out on…

Novartis to cut 1,100 jobs worldwide

This content was published on Jun 22, 1999 The Basel-based chemicals and pharmaceuticals company Novartis announced Tuesday it would cut 1,100 jobs worldwide due to restructuring in its agricultural business sector. About 150 of those jobs will be lost in Switzerland. The decision was announced by the new head of the agricultural business sector, Heinz Imhof. He said Novartis would reassess the importance…

U.S.-based artist designs costumes for Swiss Winegrowers Festival

This content was published on Jun 22, 1999 Catherine Zuber, a U.S.-based artist of world renown, is the costume designer for the most spectacular and colourful event in French-speaking western Switzerland: the Fête des Vignerons, or Winegrowers Festival. The festival will begin late July in the lakeside town of Vevey, located in a region where wine growing has a long tradition. The main…

Swiss party alliance blocks easing of gold sales for charity

This content was published on Jun 18, 1999 A rare alliance of Left and Right in the Swiss parliament on Friday blocked moves to ease Swiss gold sales to fund a proposed humanitarian fund. But the Swiss National Bank said that it still planned to go ahead with the gold sales. The debate focussed on the SNB’s plan to sell 1,300 tonnes of…

Coca-Cola Switzerland exchanges cans

This content was published on Jun 18, 1999 Facing pressure from the Swiss health authorities, Coca-Cola Switzerland said it would exchange soft drinks that were imported from France and sold in Swiss stores. The announcement was made late on Thursday, after the Federal Health Office called on Coca-Cola to withdraw suspect drinks after it was discovered that potentially contaminated cans and bottles had…

Swiss central bank optimistic about economic growth prospects

This content was published on Jun 17, 1999 Switzerland’s central bank, the Swiss National Bank, on Thursday expressed optimism about the country’s economic performance and said the bank still expected a growth rate of 1.5 percent by the end of the year. SNB President Hans Meyer (right) admitted that the Swiss economy had been sluggish in recent months. But he added that, in…

Swiss health authorities put pressure on Coca-Cola

This content was published on Jun 17, 1999 The Swiss authorities on Thursday put pressure on Coca-Cola Switzerland, saying the soft drinks producer should withdraw all cans and bottles of suspect origin in connection with the recent health scare in Belgium. The Federal Health Office called on Coca-Cola Switzerland to withdraw suspicious drinks after it was discovered that potentially contaminated cans and bottles…

Swiss railways present new tilting Intercity train

This content was published on Jun 16, 1999

Swiss company builds “farmer’s Ferrari”

This content was published on Jun 16, 1999

Switzerland suspends refugee flights from Macedonia

This content was published on Jun 16, 1999

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